A Supposed Asset for the South at the Beginning of the Civil

question 36

Multiple Choice

A supposed asset for the South at the beginning of the Civil War that never materialized to its real advantage was

• A) effective military leadership.
• B) intervention from Britain and France.
• C) the fighting skill of Southern males.
• D) its ability to fight on its own soil.
• E) its belief that it was defending its way of life.

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Definitions:

Method of Loci

A mnemonic technique that involves associating items to be remembered with specific physical locations.

Positive Transfer

The beneficial effect of prior learning on the acquisition of new skills or knowledge.

Negative Transfer

A learning phenomenon where learning in one context or task hinders performance in another due to similarities that confuse the learner.

Decay

The process by which information is lost over time from memory, especially when it is not rehearsed or reviewed.